destination
noun
des·ti·na·tion
ˌde-stə-ˈnā-shən 
1
: a place to which one is journeying or to which something is sent
when the package has reached its destination
kept their destination secret
2
: a place worthy of travel or an extended visit
a popular tourist destination
—often used before another nouna destination restaurant
a destination resort
3
: the purpose for which something is predetermined or destined
4
: an act of appointing, setting aside for a purpose, or predetermining
Examples of destination in a Sentence
After stopping for lunch, we continued on toward our destination.
The package reached its destination two days later.
He enjoys traveling to remote and exotic destinations.
We traveled through three states before reaching our final destination.
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The most logical destination is his native Mexico, and no Liga MX club has ever paid more than $10 million for a player in his 30s (and only twice over $8 million).
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Dec. 2025
Many more are likely to join them soon and are currently eyeing the destination.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
One passenger noted snowy conditions in northern destinations added to the slowdown.
—Briseida Holguin, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
Bardstown, which is also America’s Best Small Food and Drinks Town, will soon be on the map as a production location for festive flicks; there are currently two holiday movies being filmed in the destination.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2025
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Dec. 2025
Many more are likely to join them soon and are currently eyeing the destination.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
One passenger noted snowy conditions in northern destinations added to the slowdown.
—Briseida Holguin, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
Bardstown, which is also America’s Best Small Food and Drinks Town, will soon be on the map as a production location for festive flicks; there are currently two holiday movies being filmed in the destination.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2025
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“Destination.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/destination. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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destination
noun
des·ti·na·tion
ˌdes-tə-ˈnā-shən
1
: the purpose for which something is destined
2
: an act of appointing, setting aside for a purpose, or deciding beforehand
3
: a place which is the goal of a journey or to which something is sent
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